Published 15 February 2026
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We launch this call-out on 15 February, Paid Day of Love in the Netherlands. To mark it, we invite sex workers to contribute to CA$H ONLY, a new collaborative zine by Red Insight.org and The Scarlett Letterpress.
The zine will look at our complex, celebratory, political and uniquely intimate relationships with physical cash. Cash as a tool of survival, a source of power, a site of stigma and risk, and a symbol of what is changing in an increasingly cashless world.
Submission focus
- Writing (essays, memoir, journalism, fiction, poetry)
- Illustration, comics, photography or other visual art
- Hybrid/experimental work
Submissions should be new or original, working within the theme of cash. Priority will be given to stories from more marginalised community members including POC, disabled, queer, trans, migrant and street-based workers. The fee is €150 per selected contribution, and we are seeking 8–10 contributions in total.
For written work we are looking for pieces between 100 to 1,000 words, with an absolute maximum of 1,500 words. English language is preferred but we can also work in Dutch. We provide editorial support, particularly for contributors working in English as a second language, and can consider translation into English for selected non-English pieces.
As a team of sex workers, we are very protective of the safety and anonymity of our contributors - feel free to contact us for more information about this.
What to submit:
- A detailed pitch (to include the outline, structure and angle of your piece)
- Sketches, photography ideas, visual samples
- A finished piece
Suggested themes
- Personal experiences of risk, danger or discrimination with cash
- Hilarious, erotic, strange or tender experiences involving cash
- Laws and policies restricting sex workers and cash
- Working across sectors (gig workers, undocumented workers, domestic workers, trades workers)
- Practical ingenuity: financial workarounds, survival strategies (we cannot publish legal advice)
- Power dynamics: who benefits when transactions are cash-based?
- The future: what does an increasingly cashless world mean for sex workers?
Cash in hand, with ideas to unleash? Send your questions, pitches, and submissions to info@redinsight.org by 31 March 2026.
